Perpignan
28 - 32
Lyon
21 Mar 2026
Stage: Regular Season Round 19
Stade Aime Giral
Lyon secured a thrilling 32-28 victory over USA Perpignan in a closely contested Top 14 match at Stade Aime Giral. The away side opened the scoring with an early penalty from Lorre, but Urdapilleta quickly responded for Perpignan. Simmonds' try for Lyon, followed by a conversion from Berdeu, gave them a solid lead. Perpignan answered back with a try from Hall, which Urdapilleta converted, keeping the match tight at halftime. In the second half, Urdapilleta's kicking continued to keep Perpignan in contention, but Lorre, Chat, and Cretin scored crucial tries for Lyon. Despite a late effort from Perpignan, capped by Ruiz's try, they fell just short. The match exemplified the intense rivalry, with Lyon continuing their dominance over Perpignan this season.
Weather
Temperature: 16.8°C (Feels like 18.0°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 9.4 km/h, gusting to 19.8 km/h Humidity: 50% Cloud Cover: 2%
Highlights
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 4' penalty Gabin Lorre
- 5' substitution Alivereti Duguivalu
- 12' penalty Benjamin Urdapilleta
- 19' try Sam Simmonds
- 20' conversion Leo Berdeu
- 30' penalty Leo Berdeu
- 36' try James Hall
- 37' conversion Benjamin Urdapilleta
- 40' penalty Tristan Tedder
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 45' yellow_card Sam Simmonds
- 45' substitution Jerome Rey
- 45' substitution Guillaume Marchand
- 45' substitution Charlie Cassang
- 45' substitution Arno Botha
- 45' substitution Janse Roux
- 46' substitution Bruce Devaux
- 46' substitution Posolo Tuilagi
- 46' substitution Lucas Velarte
- 46' substitution Sama Malolo
- 46' substitution Kieran Brookes
- 48' try Diego Mascarenc
- 49' conversion Benjamin Urdapilleta
- 53' substitution Theo William
- 55' substitution Josiah Maraku
- 55' yellow_card_complete Sam Simmonds
- 58' substitution Leo Berdeu
- 58' substitution Irakli Aptsiauri
- 59' try Ignacio Ruiz
- 60' substitution James Hall
- 61' try Gabin Lorre
- 65' try Camille Chat
- 66' conversion Martin Meliande
- 68' penalty Benjamin Urdapilleta
- 68' substitution Peceli Yato
- 68' substitution Diego Mascarenc
- 73' try Dylan Cretin
- 74' conversion Martin Meliande
- 78' substitution Mickael Guillard
- 80' full_time